Albert Einstein famously remarked that “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it.” In other words, compound interest can be a ...

The winners of our most recent Visualizing Science contest include an image related to “smart” material research, simulations of a meeting between a neutron star and a black hole and the connection ...

In the “New Thought” philosophy, popularized around the beginning of the 20th century, gurus preached that sending out positive thought vibes would bring good things to your life. It’s the idea Rhonda ...

The College of Natural Sciences again invited its faculty, staff and students to submit the best images from their research for our Visualizing Science competition. The images they delivered are the ...

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Electronics supply chains have become a popular topic of discussion over the past few years, mainly because of Apple’s labor and environmental issues in its factories. But the other end of the supply ...

Standing waves are one of those topics that lots of people have a working knowledge of, but few seem to really grasp. A Ham radio operator will tell you all about the standing wave ratio (SWR) of his ...

For religious Christians, Christmas is all about Jesus Christ. But his mother Mary was busy, too, giving birth. Over the centuries, Mary became one of the most popular figures of Christendom. Yet she ...